Two from this month. Camera Pentax K-1 lens Sigma 50-500 at 500. Both images cropped.
Black Chinned Hummingbird (distance to subject 15 feet)
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Scrub Jay from 25 feet on overcast day (today)
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I love watching and identifying birds where ever i am, but more so when i see them coming through my backyard for a visit. I do not keep a feeder out, but try to plant shrubs and trees that attract them. Flowering gum trees attract the very colorful rainbow lorikeets, and bottle brushes many of the wax bill varieties. A huge gum tree i had brought in many sulphur crested cockatoos, galas, yellow tailed black cockatoos, and Rosellas. A couple of large pine trees out in the front yard attracts red faced European finches, mainly for nesting in early spring.
some of the birds i mentioned are in this thread i started awhile back...feel free to re visit it and ad your wildlife to it
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...-your-wildlife
This is one species i had never seen before. I spotted them when i was watering the veggie patch the other day, and one came in close and started burrowing in between a gap in my retaining wall. They are called 'Spotted Pardalote' and mainly inhabit high eucalypt canopies, feeding on insects, especially psyllids. They have been known to dig burrows up to 3 feet deep ending with a large chamber that they line with bark. I'll be keeping an eye out for them and their progress.
I know you're into your reptiles Al. This is one that was at my feet today basking on the warm brick pavers. It's a very common blue tongue lizard which would not co operate and stick its tongue out on demand.
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Two from this month. Camera Pentax K-1 lens Sigma 50-500 at 500. Both images cropped.
Black Chinned Hummingbird (distance to subject 15 feet)
p3906462173-6.jpg
Scrub Jay from 25 feet on overcast day (today)
p3908787522-6.jpg
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The scrub jay is beautiful. We don't have those down here. The only humming bird we have is the ruby throated. It's a beauty but I'm got good enough to get a picture of one.
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No this one doesn't have OS as the Pentax body has IS (Image Stabilization). I don't use the IS if I can avoid it as if you tripod mount the camera the IS will hunt and cause blur. Even though I hand hold most of the time I use ISO and shutter speed to keep the image sharp.
I have been coming to the forum and reading a bunch.
Al, I really hope all is well with you.
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Liz,
Hummers aren't hard to get on camera, but it takes patience.
I will sit with my back to the front of the house quietly and let them get used to me so I can photograph them, or sit on the sofa with the back door open so I can catch them at a feeder. This male let me open the front door and storm door and sat there so I could photograph him protecting "His" feeders.
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I had an elusive visitor to the yard yesterday. I have seen this bird species in the woods here but they never come to the feeder and are skittish as can be. They are on my," I need to get that BIRD list" I've taken to keeping my camera and a telephoto lens outside with me anytime I am in the yard now, even if doing yard work. Caught a glimpse of a flash of blue off in the trees behind my house...
INDIGO BUNTING...
indigo bunting
indigo bunting
al
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DG may have told you that one of his most popular and valuable bird photos was one that he took while sitting in his yard sipping a lemonade. Bird sat down beside him. He had his camera handy and several thousands of dollars later he had realized that that one freak shot had become a money maker.
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some of my work accepted by Pentax (the camera bodies I use): http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/davidgray
AquaticSuppliers.comFoods your Discus will Love!!!
>>>>>I am a science guy.. show me the science minus the BS
Al Sabetta
Simplydiscus LLC Owner
Aquaticsuppliers.com
I take Pics.. click here for my Flickr images
God is the artist, he merely allows me to see and capture his work . http://davesphotography7055.zenfolio.com/ coupon code: angelfish
some of my work accepted by Pentax (the camera bodies I use): http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/davidgray